Färjestad Karlstad came out flying and netted their first goal less than 30 seconds into the first period thanks to Captain Linus Johansson. Visiting side Villach SV struggled to find their gears, and in turn the Swedes delivered a barrage of shots on netminder Jean-Philippe Lamoureux.

With two minutes remaining, Victor Ejdsell made it 2-0 for the hosts off a lateral pass from Daniel Viksten. The hosts dominated, outshooting their Austrian opponents 17-2.

The second period saw Färjestad get their first man advantage of the night, and they executed with precision. A low wristshot from Ejdsell made its way to the back of the Austrian's net, putting the hosts up 3-0.

The Austrian's had a chance to cut the lead on their first powerplay of the night, after defenceman Max Lindroth was sent into the penalty box for a minor, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The unrelenting Swedes made it 4-0 with five minutes left in the period, a wristshot from the point blasted in by blueliner Marcus Nilsson was redirected in by Henrik Björklund. 

With a hefty deficit to cover Villach pressed hard for quality shots throughout the third period, but Matt Tomkins had no issues corraling anthing within reach.

The team from Karlstad didn't let up either, Per Åslund picked up a long pass and rifled the puck up high over the sholder of Lamoureux. Less than a minute later Johansson one-timed another from the high slot, making it 6-0. Björklund netted the final goal of the game at 59:59 finalising a dominant 7-0 win for the hosts.